Colorectal Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2005; 11(15): 2249-2254
Published online Apr 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i15.2249
Table 1 Characteristics of all included patients (n = 6196).
VariableValue (%)
Gender
Male3999 (64.5)
Female2197 (35.5)
Age (yr)
-491166 (18.8)
50-591618 (26.1)
60-691860 (30.0)
70-1552 (25.0)
mean±SD60.1 (13.3)
Indications for colonoscopy
Asymptomatic575 (9.3)
Positive for fecal occult blood2500 (40.3)
Symptomatic3121 (50.4)
Bleeding922
Lower abdominal pain861
Altered bowel habit634
Anemia261
Elevated CEA212
Other reasons231